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Asthma and COPD Management: Prehospital Treatment Algorithms
Learn to differentiate asthma from COPD, understand bronchodilator therapy, recognize respiratory failure, and manage acute exacerbations in the field.
Respiratory Assessment and Lung Sounds: A Practical Guide for EMTs
Improve your respiratory assessment skills with this guide to lung sound interpretation, breathing patterns, and clinical decision-making for respiratory emergencies.
July 10, 2026
Oxygen Delivery Devices and Flow Rates: A Complete EMT Reference
Master oxygen delivery devices including nasal cannula, nonrebreather mask, BVM, and venturi mask, with proper flow rates and indications for each.
July 6, 2026
Advanced Airway Management: RSI and Surgical Airways for Paramedics
A comprehensive guide to advanced airway techniques including rapid sequence intubation, video laryngoscopy, cricothyrotomy, and failed airway algorithms.
June 1, 2026
Capnography and ETCO2 Interpretation: A Guide for EMS Providers
Learn to use capnography and interpret end-tidal CO2 readings to monitor ventilation, confirm tube placement, assess CPR quality, and detect metabolic emergencies.
May 11, 2026
Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies: Croup vs. Epiglottitis for EMTs
Learn to differentiate between croup and epiglottitis in pediatric patients, recognize the signs and symptoms of each, and provide appropriate prehospital management.
April 24, 2026
CPAP and BiPAP in Prehospital Care: Non-Invasive Ventilation for EMS
Learn when and how to use continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure for respiratory emergencies in the field.
April 23, 2026
Respiratory Emergencies for EMTs: Asthma, COPD, and Beyond
Assess and manage respiratory emergencies at the EMT level. Covers asthma, COPD, pneumonia, pulmonary edema, and respiratory distress vs. failure.
March 21, 2026
Airway Management for EMTs: Complete Guide to Assessment and Intervention
Master EMT-level airway management skills. Covers airway assessment, manual maneuvers, adjuncts, oxygen delivery, suctioning, and BVM ventilation techniques.
January 22, 2026
Asthma Emergencies and Bronchodilator Therapy
Recognize severe asthma and assist with albuterol appropriately.
January 7, 2025
Pulse Oximetry Limits: When the Number Lies
Learn the conditions that make SpO2 readings unreliable.
December 17, 2024
Patients With a Stoma or Tracheostomy: What EMTs Need to Know
Handle ventilation and suctioning for patients with surgically altered airways.
December 3, 2024
CPAP in the Field: Pulmonary Edema and COPD
How continuous positive airway pressure improves oxygenation and reduces work of breathing.
November 19, 2024
Recognizing Inadequate Breathing Before It Becomes Respiratory Failure
Learn the signs that separate adequate from inadequate breathing.
November 12, 2024
Jaw Thrust vs Head-Tilt Chin-Lift: Choosing the Right Maneuver
Know when spinal precautions change how you open the airway.
November 5, 2024
Pediatric Airway Differences That Change Your Care
Why children are not small adults when it comes to airway management.
October 29, 2024
Managing Adult Foreign Body Airway Obstruction
Differentiate mild from severe obstruction and apply the correct intervention.
October 22, 2024
Supraglottic Airways: King LT and i-gel Overview
Learn how blind-insertion airways work, when to use them, and their limits.
October 15, 2024
Capnography Basics Every EMT Should Know
Understand end-tidal CO2 readings and what the waveform tells you about ventilation and perfusion.
October 8, 2024
Oxygen Delivery Devices: Nasal Cannula vs Non-Rebreather
Compare flow rates and oxygen concentrations for common prehospital devices.
October 1, 2024
Suctioning Technique: How Long, How Hard, and When
Master suction time limits and pressure settings for adults, children, and infants.
September 24, 2024
Nasopharyngeal Airways: Indications and Contraindications
Understand when an NPA is the better choice and when to avoid it.
September 17, 2024
Oropharyngeal Airway Sizing and Insertion Made Simple
A practical guide to choosing the right OPA size and inserting it safely on unresponsive patients.
September 10, 2024
Two-Person BVM Technique: Why It Beats One-Person Ventilation
Learn why the two-rescuer bag-valve-mask technique delivers better seal and tidal volume, and how it appears on the NREMT.
September 3, 2024